Who says 10-speed road shifters have to be expensive? With the Nashbar N-10 10-Speed Dual Control Shifters you'll have dual control levers that deliver reliable shifting, powerful braking, and they do it for a fraction of the cost you'd pay with that capital S brand . Compatible with Shimano 10-speed double front and rear derailleurs.

microSHIFT technology delivers smooth, reliable shifting

Braking and shifting are separate functions via an anodized aluminum brake lever and two resin shift paddles tucked in behind the brake lever

These are great replacements for 10-speed shimano. The shift cables do not run internal under grip tape rather lateral out of shifter like previous (or first) generation of shimano shifters.

For the price point, it's amazing. They come with cables(shifter and brake), cable housing, end caps, and grommets for cable housing. No need for anything else to install. (Grip tape does not count, but you do need that)

If you need to replace 10-speed shifters on a touring/casual bike, these are it.

I bought the Microshift 7speed brifters then upgraded to these using 9 of 10 cogs on a 126mm hub. It all works very well. Shifts are crisp. Logos are a little over the top. Wish they had just the Nashbar "N" or just N10 on them. I guess I could paint them black! A great value that works well.

These are a good alternative to Shimano brifters, but the new (without the thumb button) Sora (9 speed) and Claris (8 speed) are a little better and more competitively priced than prior years, so shop around. Not quite as nice as Tiagra but a bit cheaper.Shifts smoothly with a very audible click, seem slightly slower to actually start the shift than Shimano.Better for small hands, the body is a little narrower and you don't need to move the blade as far to shift. These are made by Microshift and are also sold as Sunrace. I found a white and red set on evilbay to compliment a crazy color scheme on one of my bikes, looks killer with red hoods.

I replaced an old set of Ultegra Shifters with these N-10s because I didn't want to spend the $$$ for Shimano on an older bike. So far they are working perfectly. Rated 4 star (instead of 5) because I only have 4 rides on them so far.

This is my second set of microshift brifters. I bought the 9 speed originally to replace some dead ultegra brifters when shimano stuff was ridiculously expensive. I used those for two years in all seasons in the Pacific Northwest with no trouble. When my wife wanted to get into road biking I moved the 9 speed over to her frame and I upgraded to the 10 speed to get a lower granny gear on my fondo bike. I've been running these ones 6 or 7 months and they've performed as expected. Yes, they aren't as smooth as a Shimano brifter, but you also don't have to worry about shifting while under hard braking since the brake lever doesn't do double duty as a shift lever as with Shimano's design. They are noisy as well and there is a bit more effort required to shift than with the ultegra's that came on my bike. Since brifters are basically disposable - unless you get Campy - I figure this is a pretty good way to go. Particularly if you are on a budget.